Mike Babcock on WDFN: 'We're in for a real tough series'

It took a little while for the Detroit Red Wings to get started, but once they did, coach Mike Babcock liked what he saw from his club.

Still, he knows the Chicago Blackhawks aren't going to just roll over after the Red Wings took Game 1, 5-2. "They seem to be very resilient ... I think we're in for a real tough series here," Babcock tells Matt Shepard on WDFN-AM Detroit.

While he expects the Blackhawks to make a stand this series, Babcock says Chicago is likely to run into trouble in the future trying to keep all of its young talent.

"They got a nice hockey club," he says. "And, as we sit here and watch them, we're watching them grow. We can't wait for them to get into cap trouble, to tell you the truth. When you're young like (the Blackhawks), and players are playing for cheap, you can have an abundance. But pretty soon, they're not playing for cheap, and then, that'll help us out."

Listen to the whole interview to hear Babcock talk about the differences between the Blackhawks and the Anaheim Ducks, who the Wings conquered in seven games last round: